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March 3rd, 2026
FirstBank expands ATM network with new 24-hour machine @Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- FirstBank has installed a new ATM at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, Virgin Islands (VI).

March 3rd, 2026
Hon Fraser to attend Global Sustainable Islands Summit in Canary Islands

GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands- Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) will be among several top-level government ministers from island jurisdictions across Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Latin America attending the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in Gran Canaria from April 20-22, 2026.

March 3rd, 2026
Curaçao Chamber of Commerce makes trade mission to VI

MAIN STREET, Tortola, VI— The BVI Chamber of Commerce (BVICC), under new chairman Sinclair H. Flemming Jr, recently hosted a delegation from the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce.

March 2nd, 2026
The Bunker BVI introduces first indoor golf simulator in the region

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has now seen a major boost to its entertainment and tourism sectors following a major investment The Bunker has made in these sectors. Just six months after opening in August 2025, The Bunker has unveiled the Caribbean's most realistic indoor golf simulator and bar – the only one of its kind in the region.

March 2nd, 2026
FSC to open representative office in Panama

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) is planning to open a representative office in Panama, Latin America, its second venture aimed at establishing outposts closest to key Virgin Islands' financial services markets.

March 1st, 2026
Local attorney Ayana S. Hull returns to Maples Group after over a decade @ Harneys

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Highly regarded local lawyer Ayana S. Hull has departed Harneys after 12 years there and has returned to Maples Group.

February 27th, 2026
Richard Ullger against firearms for business owners but open to debate

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Interim Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Richard Ullger has said a debate should be held to discuss whether or not business owners should be allowed to have licensed firearms.

February 26th, 2026
As SIDS ‘our size is also our strength’- Hon Kye M. Rymer

SPRAT BAY, Peter Island, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including the Virgin Islands (VI), are well-positioned to adapt to changes and become models.

February 25th, 2026
Federal gov’t mobilising in response to charter yacht fee increase by VI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The federal government is reportedly mobilising a “whole of government approach” in response to what has been described as unfair trade actions by the Virgin Islands that are financially harming US Virgin Islands (USVI) marine small businesses.

February 25th, 2026
USVI: Michigan couple sues Ritz-Carlton after Alleged $425K armed robbery on STT

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RED HOOK, St. Thomas, USVI- A Michigan couple who say they were robbed at gunpoint during a stay at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas last September have filed a civil lawsuit in District Court, alleging negligence and gross negligence in connection with the incident.

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